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Manchester United will be frustrated with today's result after allowing a lethargic Arsenal attack to level the match late on as the two sides worked a 1-1 draw at Old Trafford.

Jose Mourinho named a back four that haven't had much time spent playing alongside one another, as Antonio Valencia made a quicker-than-expected return from injury. But the defense played well, outside a shaky start in the opening minutes by Marcos Rojo. Valencia provided the talking point of the first half, making a strong run into the box before going to ground. It looked as though Nacho Monreal may have brought the Ecuadorian down but the referee waved off the cries for a penalty. That would haunt the Red Devils later. In the 69th minute, they broke the deadlock when Ander Herrera got the ball deep in the area and cut back to cross to an open Juan Mata, who slotted past a helpless Petr Cech. They could not put the game out of reach though and Arsenal would level in the 89th minute, costing United two vital points. United continue to struggle this season in the attack but they did show promise with their defending today. Nov 19 - 9:51 AM

Manchester United's Spanish midfield duo Ander Herrera and Juan Mata both featured for Spain in Tuesday's intriguing 2-2 draw with England at Wembley.

The headlines after the game are focusing on the permanency of Southgate's contract with the Three Lions, both teams' mannequin challenges and the fact that England blew a 2-0 lead so late on. However, the performance of Juan Mata has especially come in for stick in the Spanish press. Mata was hauled off the pitch at half time and replaced by the newborn Iago Aspas (he's La Liga player of the month now, not like his Liverpool days). The populatr newspaper Marca refused to give Mata a mark for his performance in the first half, such was their poor regard for it. Herrera on the other hand made his Spain debut when he came on as a substitute, capping off a fine night for him. Nov 16 - 9:26 AM

A near full strength Manchester United side overcame a quite rotated Manchester City at Old Trafford in the EFL Cup tonight.

Guardiola had made nine changes from last weekend's draw with Southampton and the result now put him in the worst streak of his managerial career. The whole match was a tight affair. The game failed to spark into life in the first half as neither side got a shot on target but City had the upper hand. Iheanacho went close early on before a collision between United's stand in captain Carrick and Serrano was not deemed to be a penalty. United started to buck up as the half went on, Ibra and Rashford had their best chances. However, they kept their momentum after the break and Mata stabbed in an Ibra flick to open the scoring. Pogba had hit the post minutes earlier as the reds took charge. Ibra missed a good opportunity later as City tried to draw level, releasing Aguero without joy in the closing period. Oct 26 - 5:45 PM

Manchester United squashed all the negativity surrounding their recent three game losing streak by exploding for four goals in the first half and comfortably disposing of Leicester City, 4-1.

There was one significant change for the Red Devils today and it has to be said it was the key to their success. Wayne Rooney was dropped for this one and Juan Mata was given a rare chance in the #10 role and he absolutely thrived in it, as United had a free-flowing attack we haven't seen for some time. They torched the Foxes with three goals from set pieces, the first of which came when Chris Smalling headed home a Daley Blind corner. Jesse Lingard then found Mata who struck with his left foot to make it 2-0. The rout was on from there. Another Blind corner was played short to Mata and he picked out Marcus Rashford who scored from point blank range. Then a final goal came whe Paul Pogba opened his account, heading home yet another Blind corner. You have to think Jose Mourinho will keep this new-look attack intact for United's next match against a poor Stoke City defense. Sep 24 - 9:36 AM